Hi, Bernie; Like you, I cant have an MRI because in my case I have these harrington rods made of steel in my spine keeping the 7 fused vertebrae together. I had a fall from a power pole 42 years ago.
And, I love in the United Arab Emirates. So, I was diagnosed by an Indian doctor who actually practices medicine. What I mean is that he looked closely at my history, did lab tests and observed me over time. Then he was ready to change the diagnosis from demyelinating disease¹ to Transverse Myelitis. But four months before I had classic symptoms of MS. He called it demyelinating disease¹ at that time but said he was pretty sure it was MS. It went from being just one side to suddenly going to two at the level of a thoracic vertebra. I gotta stop typing now bc hands are giving out. Also today is my first day when I cant walk. But tomorriow I will be better im sure. Dalton New York/ Abu Dhabi On 21/5/10 11:52 PM, "Bernard Pelow" <bpe...@austin.rr.com> wrote: > Hey Dalton, > This is a thought that has crossed my mind. Almost 20 years ago I was > diagnosed with TM, but in these latter years I have been having problems with > other parts of my body. Numbness, jerking motions, tingling electrical > feelings, etc. But they cannot do an MRI because of the pump I have. My > doctor says that it is really irrelevant at this time, as I have not lost use > of my arms, or had problems breathing; but my eyesight has gone to the > crapper. This to can be a sign of MS. But since both are treated mostly the > same, there is not much I can do... but it does make one wonder if you have a > defective auto immune system, then can you have more than one auto immune > disease? My oldest daughter has Graves disease, and now they think she is > progressing into Myesthenia Gravis ( which can lead to ALS); or she has > Fibromyalgia with the Graves. All are auto immune disorders... how were you > diagnosed with both if I may ask? > Namaste, > Bernie in Texas > >> Re: [TMIC] alive Hey, Rob; >> >> I cant type very much right now , but just wanted to say I really enjoyed >> your post. Four months ago I was diagnosed with MS and three week s ago I >> got TM. A real rollercoaster of a ride, but, like you, most days are >> positive and I am very heppy to be in the state I¹m in, especially when >> compared to how much suffering others are going through. I still have a job >> I can mostly do. That¹s pretty good, I¹d say. So, I count my blessings, but >> some days are tougher than others. We¹re human and emote different ways >> depending on lots of things. >> >> Thanks for sharing, Rob. >> >> Regards, >> >> Dalton, NYC/Abu Dhabi >> >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >
